Course description
Course aims and benefits:
On this course, you won't just read and discuss work by contemporary writers, you'll meet and talk with them about their work and careers. There will also be lectures, seminar discussions and optional visits to associated Irish cultural events in London.
You'll read and learn about a wide range of writing during the course and gain valuable insights into the different approaches involved. This year's set texts include fiction, drama, poetry and memoir. Lectures will cover topics such as the Irish short story, poetry and place, health and family history, and Irish theatre in Britain.
During its 20-year history, the Summer School has hosted over 80 different writers including Edna O'Brien, Matthew Sweeney, Emma Donoghue, Ronan Bennett, Martina Evans, Maurice Leitch, Julia O'Faolain, Shane Connaughton, Anne Devlin, Blake Morrison, Polly Devlin, John Healy and Jess Kidd.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This is not a creative writing course, but it provides an excellent accompaniment to such courses at London Metropolitan University or elsewhere. No prior qualifications are required.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
No Qualification